The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire, 1852-1871

by Alain Plessis

Book Overview

The Second Empire lasted longer than any French regime since 1789, yet most historical accounts of the government of Napoleon III have been overshadowed by knowledge of its disastrous and tragic end. As Professor Plessis shows in this detailed thematic study, such an approach ignores the major social, economic and political developments of a period which witnessed the gradual acceptance of universal suffrage, the establishment of large-scale industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521358566
• ISBN13: 9780521358569
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"